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Taney County

Missouri · 57,001 residents (2025 est.) · 632 sq mi
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Taney County is home to 56,529 people in Missouri. The population is up 42% since 2000. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. At a median age of 42.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $218,800.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 48%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
56,529
+42%since 2000
from 39,703 in 2000
57,001 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
89 / sq mi
+24%since 2009
from 72 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
42.6
+10%since 2000
from 38.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
632 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
22K32K41K50K60K19902000201020202024Taney County
202457K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55%(2,839)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.8%(3,264)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.1%(3,435)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.9%(3,896)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.1%(3,986)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.1%(6,282)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4410.9%(6,150)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.3%(6,400)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.1%(7,409)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7413.1%(7,407)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 847.4%(4,159)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.3%(1,302)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$56,497
Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000
from $30,898 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$31,637
+83%since 2000
from $17,267 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
35.4%
+17.4 ptssince 2009
from 18.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.6%
+3.2 ptssince 2000
from 12.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.469
+3%since 2010
from 0.456 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information14.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Retail trade4.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food2%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.9%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$218,800
+48%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $81,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$926
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $483 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
67.0%
−1.9 ptssince 2000
from 68.9% in 2000
33.0% rent
Vacancy rate
24.5%
+4.5 ptssince 2009
from 20.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.41 people
+7%since 2009
from 2.25 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.4%
−5.5 ptssince 2009
from 23.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
42.0%
+9.4 ptssince 2009
from 32.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.9
+25%since 2009
from 3.1 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
37
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic94.8%(37,651)
Black0.3%(129)
Hispanic / Latino2.4%(962)
Asian0.3%(136)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic85.1%(48,097)
Black1.8%(1,008)
Hispanic / Latino7.6%(4,307)
Asian1%(569)
Other4.5%(2,548)
Diversity Score
33
+95%since 2009
from 17 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
27
−27%since 2020
from 36 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican4.3%(2,446)
Guatemalan0.5%(286)
Cuban0.2%(139)
Salvadoran0.2%(135)
Spaniard0.1%(68)
Peruvian0.1%(58)
Costa Rican0.1%(46)
Dominican0.1%(37)
Honduran0%(27)
+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data
Colombian0%(20)
Argentine0%(10)
Asian origin
Filipino0.3%(172)
Asian Indian0.3%(155)
Thai0.2%(122)
Korean0.1%(61)
Chinese0.1%(46)
Hmong0%(7)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(20)
Ancestry
German19.5%(11,004)
English15.9%(9,014)
Irish13%(7,373)
American7.8%(4,428)
Swedish2.4%(1,340)
Scottish2.3%(1,294)
Italian2.3%(1,282)
French2.2%(1,270)
Dutch1.4%(815)
Norwegian1.4%(789)
Welsh1%(557)
Polish0.9%(520)
+ 30 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.8%(475)
British0.7%(404)
Swiss0.4%(208)
Russian0.3%(180)
Portuguese0.3%(177)
Czech0.3%(160)
Greek0.2%(139)
Romanian0.2%(132)
Danish0.2%(112)
Latvian0.1%(73)
Ukrainian0.1%(69)
Ethiopian0.1%(55)
Hungarian0.1%(49)
Austrian0.1%(48)
Bulgarian0.1%(43)
Serbian0%(26)
Nigerian0%(26)
Slovak0%(23)
Brazilian0%(21)
Belgian0%(20)
Arab0%(14)
Iranian0%(14)
Haitian0%(13)
Finnish0%(8)
Slovene0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
25.0%
+10.1 ptssince 2000
from 14.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.3%
+9.9 ptssince 2000
from 81.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
8.5%
+3.8 ptssince 2000
from 4.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.3 min
+57%since 2000
from 14.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
72.8%
−6.0 ptssince 2009
from 78.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
14.0%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 14.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.0%
+4.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.3%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.4%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.9%
−4.8 ptssince 2011
from 8.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
58.3%
−5.8 ptssince 2011
from 64.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.3%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 73.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.2%
+2.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
32.3%
+2.7 ptssince 2009
from 29.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 48.6% in 2009
Female
51.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.4% in 2009
Foreign born
3.2%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.0%
−6.3 ptssince 2009
from 14.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.4%
+2.0 ptssince 2012
from 14.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
14.6%
−8.0 ptssince 2013
from 22.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.1%
+14.6 ptssince 2017
from 74.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.7%
+3.9 ptssince 2020
from 91.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
85.0%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 82.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
93.5%
−1.4 ptssince 2016
from 94.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
4.8%
+1.0 ptssince 2016
from 3.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married28.4%(6,391)
Married55.7%(12,543)
Widowed2.8%(639)
Divorced13.1%(2,952)
Women 15+
Never married23.7%(5,797)
Married53%(12,978)
Widowed10.7%(2,619)
Divorced12.6%(3,072)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
14.6%
−8.0 ptssince 2013
from 22.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
40.3%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 41.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.0%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 17.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
24.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 24.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
19.6%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 17.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.2%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 4.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
56.4%
−2.8 ptssince 2020
from 59.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
42.4%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 39.7% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)10.5%(377)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.6%(702)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era49.3%(1,763)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.2%(149)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.5%(55)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,574 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Taney County, Missouri?

Taney County, Missouri has about 56,529 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Taney County, Missouri?

The typical household in Taney County, Missouri earns about $56,497 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Taney County, Missouri expensive?

In Taney County, Missouri, the median home is worth about $218,800, and the typical rent is about $926 a month.

How educated are people in Taney County, Missouri?

About 25.0% of adults age 25 and over in Taney County, Missouri hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Taney County, Missouri?

About 15.6% of people in Taney County, Missouri live below the federal poverty line.

Has Taney County, Missouri grown since 1990?

Yes, Taney County, Missouri has grown since 1990. The population has added about 30,968 residents, a change of about 121 percent over that period.

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